Upcoming Workshops
Constellations in the Field™ Horse-guided Group Session 2023
Next date: Saturday 10am to 1pm | 9 September 2023 More info and to register
Next date: Saturday 10am to 1pm | 9 September 2023 More info and to register
Training: Horse Guided Systemic Coaching (HGSC) Immersion Programme 2-7 July [CPD Certified]
If you're a healing practitioner, therapist or coach who is considering incorporating horse-guided coaching into your practice, check out details about HGSC here.
If you're a healing practitioner, therapist or coach who is considering incorporating horse-guided coaching into your practice, check out details about HGSC here.
What is systemic constellation?
It’s a therapeutic model developed by German philosopher and psychotherapist Bert Hellinger. It departs from mainstream therapies in that it recognises that individuals are part of ‘systems’ – within a family, at the workplace, or even cultural and tribal contexts. Furthermore, systemic constellation acknowledges ancestral legacies – loyalties and resources at the soul level.
Often, the source of our challenges are not confined to our individual problems or circumstances alone, but are systemic and relational in nature, and even inter-generational, cultural or historical. We are not always conscious of the gifts or challenges we carry from our ancestral line, and giving back what is not ours can free us, while gaining insight into the gifts bestowed upon us can help us embrace the present and manifest in powerful ways.
During a session, you will be guided to create a 'living map' of aspects or elements of the issue you are facing. This facilitated exploration brings to light the hidden dynamics, underlying entanglements and perhaps even unconscious ancestral legacies. This is a somatic, embodied and experience-based process which allows us to tap into the Knowing Field and our intuition. This provides the choice and opportunity to transcend the narratives that may bind us, while revealing deeper truths for healing, insight and direction.
Horse-Guided Systemic Constellation
With the horse as co-facilitator, a horse-guided systemic constellation session offers us an alternative way of connecting with and immersing ourselves in the Knowing Field. This equine-led modality invites us to enter a non-verbal space and to cultivate being more present and embodied. This is especially useful for individuals who wish to explore themselves beyond talking therapy. If you would like to know more about how Shivaun combines constellation therapy with equine-assisted coaching, you can read her article in The Knowing Field issue #28, 2021 here.
Often, the source of our challenges are not confined to our individual problems or circumstances alone, but are systemic and relational in nature, and even inter-generational, cultural or historical. We are not always conscious of the gifts or challenges we carry from our ancestral line, and giving back what is not ours can free us, while gaining insight into the gifts bestowed upon us can help us embrace the present and manifest in powerful ways.
During a session, you will be guided to create a 'living map' of aspects or elements of the issue you are facing. This facilitated exploration brings to light the hidden dynamics, underlying entanglements and perhaps even unconscious ancestral legacies. This is a somatic, embodied and experience-based process which allows us to tap into the Knowing Field and our intuition. This provides the choice and opportunity to transcend the narratives that may bind us, while revealing deeper truths for healing, insight and direction.
Horse-Guided Systemic Constellation
With the horse as co-facilitator, a horse-guided systemic constellation session offers us an alternative way of connecting with and immersing ourselves in the Knowing Field. This equine-led modality invites us to enter a non-verbal space and to cultivate being more present and embodied. This is especially useful for individuals who wish to explore themselves beyond talking therapy. If you would like to know more about how Shivaun combines constellation therapy with equine-assisted coaching, you can read her article in The Knowing Field issue #28, 2021 here.
About Shivaun Woolfson SMACCPH
Shivaun has worked in both academic and community settings. As a trained counsellor, addictions specialist and constellations facilitator, she has worked extensively with individuals, families and groups. She relocated to the UK in 2000. Prior to that, she worked at the Miami Dade Community Anti-Drug Coalition with local faith communities to address issues of youth violence, drug addiction and domestic abuse. As a counsellor in the Spectrum Rehabilitation Drug Program, she was engaged with case management and family therapy services. Later, she became director of Regis House, overseeing counselling, psycho-social and health-related services for at-risk youth and their families. Shivaun developed and delivered a 2 year programme while at Goldsmiths, University of London, which encompassed an apprenticeship/placement scheme, counselling, community and youth work studies, and individual and group counselling sessions.
Shivaun is a Holocaust historian with a Phd in History (University of Sussex) and a B.A. in Social Work and Counselling (Union Institute Miami). She is a certified Family and Systemic Constellations practitioner/ Constellator and trained with Gaye Donaldson, Judith Hemming, Chris Williams and Jutta ten Herkel at the Centre for Systemic Constellations UK (CSC). She is also a CSC-certified supervisor supporting other constellators/family and systemic constellation practitioners. She trained with Ruud Knaapen in Systemic Horse Assisted Coaching (Wind Organisatieontwikkeling Netherlands) and with Emma Ross as an EAPD (Equine Assisted Personal Development) facilitator (Intuitive Horse UK). She is a Senior Member of Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists, and Hypnotherapists (ACCPH), The Complementary Medical Association UK (CMA) and the International Systemic Constellations Association (ISCA). Her practice, Creative Constellation, is a CPD Provider, offering CPD certified training programmes.
Shivaun is a Holocaust historian with a Phd in History (University of Sussex) and a B.A. in Social Work and Counselling (Union Institute Miami). She is a certified Family and Systemic Constellations practitioner/ Constellator and trained with Gaye Donaldson, Judith Hemming, Chris Williams and Jutta ten Herkel at the Centre for Systemic Constellations UK (CSC). She is also a CSC-certified supervisor supporting other constellators/family and systemic constellation practitioners. She trained with Ruud Knaapen in Systemic Horse Assisted Coaching (Wind Organisatieontwikkeling Netherlands) and with Emma Ross as an EAPD (Equine Assisted Personal Development) facilitator (Intuitive Horse UK). She is a Senior Member of Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists, and Hypnotherapists (ACCPH), The Complementary Medical Association UK (CMA) and the International Systemic Constellations Association (ISCA). Her practice, Creative Constellation, is a CPD Provider, offering CPD certified training programmes.
co-facilitators: the browns' crew
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Our crew includes Shivaun's partner, Fran, and the Browns herd of adopted and rescued ponies and horses.
Services & Fees
Family and systemic constellation sessions are available on the following basis:
For queries, to book an appointment, or to discuss a customised workshop for your community group, organisation or company,please contact Shivaun via email or mobile.
Sliding Scale Fee for a Session (For individuals on the basis of ability to pay)
Systemic Constellation £70-£90/session
Horse Guided Systemic Constellation £90-£120/session
- In-person session at our venue or remote via WhatsApp or Zoom
- Horse guided session at our venue or remote via WhatsApp or Zoom
For queries, to book an appointment, or to discuss a customised workshop for your community group, organisation or company,please contact Shivaun via email or mobile.
Sliding Scale Fee for a Session (For individuals on the basis of ability to pay)
Systemic Constellation £70-£90/session
Horse Guided Systemic Constellation £90-£120/session
SUPERVISION FOR FAMILY & SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION PRACTITIONERS
Shivaun offers supervision sessions for certified constellators and those qualified to work as family and/or systemic constellation practitioners. If you're interested, please contact Shivaun via email or mobile/WhatsApp to explore if you think Shivaun will be a good fit for both you and your practice.
